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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL raises concern at the takeover of the UK's largest semiconductor producer by Chinese owned firm Nexperia:
"What assessment has been made of the dependency of UK manufacturers on China for imports of critical technologies such as semiconductors?"
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 members set to feature in three key debates in the Commons today:
1⃣ Urgent Question on Chinese takeover of UK semiconductor manufacturer
2⃣ Presentation of @timloughton MP's Tibet Reciprocal Access Bill
3⃣ Motion for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympics
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U.S. Senate passes bill to ban all products from China's Xinjiang | BBC
Legislation led by #IPAC 🇺🇸 members @SenJeffMerkley and @SenRubioPress would force all producers to prove Xinjiang supply chains are free from Uyghur forced labour.
bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton MP moves motion calling for UK government representatives to stage a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympics.
Loughton: Only a diplomatic boycott will stop the Chinese Communist Party from scoring "the major soft power victory they crave."
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#BREAKING: UK Parliament unanimously passes a motion calling for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
The motion led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton calls for UK government representatives to decline invitations to the Games.
twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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UK lawmakers vote for diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games | Nikkei Asia
Coverage of #IPAC campaign for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 taking place across 11 legislatures, following key vote in UK Parliament led by #IPAC member @timloughton.
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…
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UK lawmakers vote for diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games | Nikkei Asia
Coverage of #IPAC campaign for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 taking place across 11 legislatures, following key vote in UK Parliament led by #IPAC member @timloughton.
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…
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British MPs urge government to block Chinese chips takeover bid | Politico
Featuring comment from #IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS.
politico.eu/article/britis…
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‘Genocide games’: British MPs vote for diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics | Sydney Morning Herald
Motion led by #IPAC members calling for UK government representatives to decline invitations to the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics passes unanimously.
smh.com.au/world/europe/g…
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#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair Senator @AndreGattolin appointed to lead parliamentary investigation into the influence of non-state actors in French universities.
The fact finding mission will examine the role of Chinese state sponsored Confucius Institutes.
senat.fr/presse/cp20210…
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#IPAC statement on the 22nd anniversary of the persecution of the Falun Gong.
We take this solemn anniversary to remember all ethnic and religious minorities persecuted by the Chinese government.
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chair Louisa Wall MP calls for New Zealand to stage a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Wall: International Olympics Committee cannot "turn a blind eye to industrial scale human rights abuses."
newshub.co.nz/home/politics/…
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Relocate 2022 Winter Olympics If China Does Not End Abuses: US Lawmakers | NDTV
Coverage of actions led by #IPAC 🇺🇸 and 🇬🇧 members on the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
ndtv.com/world-news/rel…
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Taiwan's ET Today interviews #IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS on how IPAC works to reform the approach of democratic states to China.
Sir Iain Duncan-Smith called for democracies to move critical supply chains away from China in light of its coercive diplomacy.
youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0iDY…
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#BREAKING: #IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chairs @MPIainDS and Baroness (Helena) Kennedy call for a full ban on Chinese state owned firms involved in UK nuclear power.
The pair warn that the UK is "dangerously exposed" by overreliance on China for critical infrastructure.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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Ministers urged to review China’s nuclear role in UK | The Times
Coverage of calls led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members for Chinese state owned nuclear power firm CGN to be barred from involvement in all UK nuclear plants.
thetimes.co.uk/article/minist…
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Fantastic news from 🇦🇺 - fast track for #HKer visas confirmed by Aus Gov. Thank you @SenPaterson for your superb work on this. #IPAC sbs.com.au/language/engli…
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#BREAKING @kimbakit introduces #Magnitsky Bill in the 🇦🇺Senate.
#IPAC co-chairs Senators @SenPaterson and Kitching have made massive progress this week. twitter.com/kimbakit/statu…
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#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @SenPaterson confirms fast tracking of of Hong Kong skilled visa applications.
Australia to give processing priority to Hong Kong and BNO passport holders as part of bid to grant "safe haven" to fleeing Hong Kongers.
amp-sbs-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.sbs.co…
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#BREAKING: Australian Senate passes 'Magnitsky' bill introduced by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit.
The Private Senator's Bill puts pressure on the government to bring forward an Australian human rights sanctions regime.
theguardian.com/australia-news…
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Federal government urged to punish foreign human rights abusers harder | ABC News
Coverage of cross-party efforts led by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit to establish a 'Magnitsky' style human rights sanction regime in Australia.
abc.net.au/news/2021-08-0…
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Massive news!! Congrats James and all who worked so hard to make this happen. Including helpful pressure from his #IPAC Co-Chair @kimbakit #Strongertogether @Billbrowder twitter.com/SenPaterson/st…
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#BREAKING: Australia to introduce Magnitsky-style human rights sanctions regime to target perpetrators of human rights abuses.
#IPAC 🇦🇺 members @SenPaterson @kimbakit @kevinandrewsmp have led a cross-party push for this legislation. twitter.com/SenPaterson/st…
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Overhauled laws to target human rights abusers | The Australian
Comment from #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chairs @kimbakit and @SenPaterson on importance of introducing Australia's Magnitsky-style human rights sanctions scheme, announced today.
theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
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Australia’s proposed Magnitsky-style sanctions law could target Beijing for its crackdown on dissent in Xinjiang and Hong Kong | SCMP
Coverage of efforts led by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chairs @kimbakit @SenPaterson on Australia's human rights sanctions regime.
scmp.com/week-asia/poli…